Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.
Start: 8/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087553 · 8/12/2016 · Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.
Location: 301 W 3RD ST, TOLUCA, ILLINOIS, 61369
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift into the freezer to retrieve product. As the employee traveled over an uneven portion of the floor, it caused the forklift to swerve. The employee's left elbow was caught between the forklift and a post, breaking bones and dislocating the left elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown